Buses & Charter

Bigger groups. Bigger country.

Self drive bus hire and with driver charter, operated out of the Kimberley by an Aboriginal owned fleet that has been running these roads for 23 years. Hiace through to 54 seat coach. 4WD buses that go where almost no one else’s fleet can.

Isuzu NLS AWD bus at a remote Kimberley river crossing
// 4WD bus · remote rated
50%
Aboriginal owned

IPP qualifying spend for government and resources sector clients.

23yrs
Operating in the Kimberley

Same routes, same country, same team. No relocation fees, no Perth ferry costs.

12–54
Seats per vehicle

From a Hiace minibus to a full size touring coach. Plus the 4WD buses no one else has.

Self drive bus hire

Drive it yourself. Quoted to suit your trip.

Hire the bus, drive it yourself. Daily, weekly and monthly hire with generous included kilometres. Tell us the dates and the vehicle and we’ll send a quote, same day where we can. MR licence required for buses over 4.5 tonnes GVM.

Toyota HiAce 14 seat minibus
// Hiace 14 seat
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2WD · 14 seats · car licence
  • Airport shuttle and urban transfers
  • School group day trips on sealed routes
  • Generous included kilometres each day
  • Daily, weekly and monthly hire
Reserve a Hiace
Toyota Troop Carrier 11 seat 4WD
// Troop Carrier 11 seat
Request a quote
4WD · 11 seats · car licence
  • Remote community and ranger group work
  • Smaller off road tour groups
  • Generous included kilometres each day
  • Daily, weekly and monthly hire
Reserve a Troopy
With driver charter

We supply the bus and the driver.

Quoted per job. Driver included, MR or HR licensed depending on vehicle class. Mining FIFO, tourism groups, community runs, executive charter. Multi day jobs welcome. IPP qualifying spend.

Isuzu NLS AWD heavy duty 4WD bus
// Isuzu NLS AWD
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4WD · 17 seats · MR licence
  • The Kimberley specialist. Heavy duty 4WD truck based bus.
  • Built for river crossings and remote tracks
  • Almost no one else in WA has this capability
  • Charter rate quoted per job, multi day discount available
Quote the NLS
Isuzu FTS 800 mine spec 4WD bus
// Isuzu FTS 800 Mine Spec
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4WD · 33 seats · HR licence
  • Mining FIFO bus, mine site rated
  • Dust resistant, durable for remote contract work
  • Standard FIFO rotation routes covered
  • Full contract pricing available for ongoing work
Quote the FTS 800
Full size 54 seat touring coach
// FVD Coach 54 seat
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2WD · 54 seats · HR licence
  • Premium tourism coach, sealed roads
  • Air conditioned, luggage bays, premium seating
  • Large group conference and wedding transfers
  • Long distance comfort runs across the region
Quote the Coach
The complete fleet

Every vehicle on the ground.

The full Aboriginal owned fleet operating across the Kimberley — from a 4 seat sedan to a 55 seat coach, including the 4WD buses almost no other operator runs. Every vehicle is maintained in house at our Fitzroy Crossing workshop.

31–36 seats
Milawarra Yarrangi Muwayi 4WD charter bus on a Kimberley road
Milawarra Yarrangi Muwayi
4WD charter bus
31–36 seats·4WD·Charter
Mine site rated
Mine specification 4WD bus
Mine Spec 4WD Bus
Audited to Rio Tinto standards
31–33 seats·4WD·FIFO
The differentiator
Isuzu NLS AWD heavy duty 4WD bus
Isuzu NLS AWD
Heavy duty truck based 4WD bus
Up to 10 seats·AWD·River crossings
55 seat full size touring coach
Full Size Coach
Long distance group charter
55 seats·2WD·Sealed roads
Workhorse
Toyota Coaster bus
Toyota Coaster
Equally at home on tar and red dirt
21–24 seats·2WD / 4WD·Charter
24 seat school bus
School Bus
Daily school runs and community charter
24 seats·School spec·Fitzroy Valley
Toyota HiAce commuter minibus
Toyota HiAce
Airport transfers and urban runs
12–14 seats·2WD·Car licence
Toyota Troop Carrier
Troopy
The classic Kimberley utility vehicle
8 seats·4WD·Remote
Toyota LandCruiser 150 Series on red dirt
LandCruiser 150 Series
Executive and remote site transfers
7 seats·4WD·Off road
Toyota Hilux dual cab work ute
Toyota Hilux
Dual cab work ute with tray
Up to 5 seats·4WD·Tray
Toyota Camry sedan
Toyota Camry
Executive and corporate transfers
Up to 4 seats·2WD·Sealed roads
Bullbar equipped
Mitsubishi Outlander 4WD wagon with bullbar and light bar
Mitsubishi Outlander
Bullbar 4WD wagon, family and tour
7 seats·4WD·Bullbar
Also available

Smaller groups, same fleet.

If a bus is too much vehicle for the job, the same Pearl Coast Rental fleet offers sedans, utes and 4WDs. Request a quote for the dates you need.

Toyota Camry
2WD · 5 seat · sealed roads only
Request a quote
Hilux Mine Spec
4WD · 5 seat dual cab · tray
Request a quote
Toyota Prado
4WD · 8 seat · family or tour
Request a quote
LandCruiser 200
4WD · 8 seat · premium 4WD
Request a quote
Troopy 5 seat
4WD · 5 seat · cargo tray
Request a quote
// Who hires from us

What the fleet runs every week.

01

Mining FIFO

Crew change transfers from Broome International to remote operating sites. 17 seater NLS through to 33 seater FTS 800. Multi week contracts, fixed pricing, mine site compliant.

02

Tourism groups

Day tours through to multi day Kimberley itineraries. Coaches for sealed road work, 4WD buses for the Gibb, Cape Leveque and station country.

03

Community & ranger groups

Remote community transfers, ranger team mobilisation, women’s and men’s business gatherings, cultural events. Aboriginal owned operator with cultural protocols built in.

04

Sport teams

Regional carnival travel, AFL country championships, basketball, rugby and netball away rounds. Coaches and minibuses, single day or weekend.

05

Weddings & events

Guest transfers between Cable Beach, Broome town and reception venues. Coach hire for larger weddings, minibus for intimate groups.

06

Conferences & gov groups

Conference shuttle work, government agency site visits across the Kimberley, NDIS and health provider group runs.

// For procurement leads

Your charter spend qualifies under Indigenous Procurement Policy.

Pearl Coast Rental is a 50% Aboriginal owned operator. When a Commonwealth or state government agency, or a major resources sector business with IPP obligations, contracts charter through us, the entire spend counts toward your Indigenous Procurement targets.

We supply the supporting documentation, the ABN, the ownership certificate, and the contract structure your procurement team needs. Most clients are set up inside a week.

Pearl Coast Rental Charter
Account
IPP QUALIFYING · 50% ABORIGINAL OWNED
Indigenous Procurement Policy
// Before you book

What the fleet will and won’t do.

Standard hire conditions, applied to the vehicle rather than the operator. Read these before you commit.

Roads & access
  • 2WD vehicles: sealed roads only — never permitted on 4WD roads or tracks
  • 4WD vehicles: cleared for 4WD tracks, not just gazetted roads — unlike most rental operators
  • No access year round: Mitchell Plateau, Kalumburu, Cable Beach vehicle access
  • No access Nov to Apr: Gibb River Road (wet season)
  • Night driving outside town boundaries at hirer’s risk
Drivers & licences
  • Minimum driver age: 25
  • MR licence required for buses over 4.5t GVM
  • HR licence required for Mine Spec bus and Coach
  • Photo ID and licence checked at pickup
Insurance & fees
  • A standard insurance excess applies to every hire — excess can be reduced by paying an additional daily insurance fee
  • No smoking: $500 + GST · No pets: $500 + GST
  • All rates above are ex GST
Ready when you are

Tell us what you need moved and where.

Self drive or with driver. One day or twelve months. We’ll come back with a quote within one business day, IPP documentation included if your procurement team needs it.